Emery/Weiner School The Kinkaid School The Monarch School St. Pius X High School The Regis School (all-boys) Saint Agnes Academy (all-girls) Strake Jesuit College Preparatory (all-boys) St. Catherine's Montessori School St. John's School Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (all-girls) St. Thomas High School (all-boys) Around 1993 increasing numbers of parents in Greater Houston sent their children to private schools. Dick Ekdahl, the executive director of the Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS), said that a more robust economy, a negative perception of public schools, and increased interest in religious education caused enrollment at private schools to increase. Stephanie Asin of the Houston Chronicle said "[t]here is no central authority over private schools so collecting enrollment statistics is difficult." She added "local headmasters indicate that enrollment is increasing in their schools and believe that holds true throughout the state's estimated 750 private schools." In 1988, the 35 schools of ISAS had a combined enrollment of 16,895. In 1992 the same 35 schools had a combined enrollment of 18,504. Homeschooling The greater Houston area is home to a large homeschooling community with an estimated 40 to 50 thousand homeschooled students, based on 300,000 homeschool students in Texas and 2.04 million in the U.S. Over 100 organizations, support groups, and co-ops provide classes and resources for homeschool families. Libraries Public libraries Residents of Houston are served by the Houston Public Library and the Harris County Public Library. The Houston Public Library has 36 branches throughout the city, plus the Central Library, located Downtown. The Harris County Public Library has 26 branches (3 of them in Houston), primarily serving areas outside the city limits of Houston. University of Houston, Texas Southern University, Rice University, and Houston Baptist University also have university libraries. Private libraries There is one Japanese-language library in Houston, the Sansui-Kai Center Library (三水会センター・図書館). The Italian Cultural and Community Center has a library in its Logue House (Milford House) offices. Miscellaneous education The Japanese Language Supplementary School of Houston, a supplementary Japanese school, is located in the city. Its classes are held at the Westchester Academy for International Studies. The school is for children between ages 5 and 18 who are Japanese speakers. Many of the students are temporarily residing in the United States. See also Education in Texas Education in the United States List of colleges and universities in Houston List of colleges and universities in Texas References External